So, I guess I'm a real person now?

So. Hey there. It's um, Crazy Charm. Remember me? Yeah. So where have I been? Well, while I would like to say I've been on a tropical vacation or working really hard...Not so much. I've been working at a part-time summer job, which has now commenced. Otherwise, I've been spending time reflecting on my life. In my bed. Under the covers. During several hours of daylight, each day. Yeah...

Anyway, it's official. I'm a graduate. I'm jobless. I'm poor. I'm bored. I'm manless. Oh, and I'm slightly chubby. Have I mentioned that lately?

I called my mom today, crying about my existential crisis and she reminded me that it could be worse. I could be living at home. Touche'. That would be much worse. Because even if I end up as a substitute teacher with a weekend job waiting tables in order to pay my rent, I am grateful to have a rent to pay.

I've been feeling kind of lost, kind of unsure what I want to do with my life. Yes, I love teaching. Yes, it is my niche and it is my passion. But I don't think it's my only passion. There is something that has been stirring under the surface for so long, something that I cannot keep to myself anymore.

I'm becoming kind of a hippie. Big time. Let me explain. I do not have dreadlocks, nor am I dabbling with any illegal substances. However, the more I learn about sustainability, organic foods, eating locally, minimizing waste, recycling, and truly understanding what I am using and what I am putting into my body, the more passionate I become about everything and anything environmentally friendly.

My friends and family cannot take being my sole outlet for all that I learn anymore. My mother no longer wants to hear about the what the aspartame in her Diet Pepsi transforms into in her body. (formaldehyde anyone?) My sister does not care about the ingredients in her fake diet butter. I don't know about you but I need for my butter to be made from milk (preferably even milk from cows that have not been injected with hormones or treated inhumanely.)

So what's a girl whose slightly depressed about the current state of her life to do when she finds a new passion and her friends and family cannot stand to listen to her fun facts, anymore? Duh! She blogs about them.

And with that I introduce you to my new blog: Emerald City. In this blog, I will be accomplishing one goal a day for an entire year. Most goals will be environmentally themed, but I promise to do my best to not be preachy. Other goals might involve something like folding my laundry within a reasonable time after washing. I'm told my current average of two weeks is not reasonable. Perhaps, I'll even make a goal about exercise. Oh sweet Jesus.

I'll be blogging about my goals and my success. I'll even been telling you about my failures. All of my goals will be completed in an effort to begin my very best life as a real adult. I hope you'll come along for the ride.

P.S. Don't worry. I'll still be posting here, too (hopefully more frequently)!